diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gawk/static.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gawk/static.nix
index 2abe73c2aa0c..c6175308d59d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gawk/static.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gawk/static.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
       result:
       bash.runCommand "${pname}-get-version-${version}" { } ''
         ${result}/bin/awk --version
+        ${result}/bin/awk 'BEGIN { if (2 + 2 != 4) exit 1 }'
         mkdir $out
       '';
   }
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
       --build=${buildPlatform.config} \
       --host=${hostPlatform.config} \
       --disable-dependency-tracking \
+      --disable-extensions \
+      --disable-mpfr \
+      --disable-nls \
+      --disable-pma \
       CC=musl-gcc \
       CFLAGS=-static
 
@@ -71,4 +76,6 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
     # Install
     make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install-strip
     rm $out/bin/gawkbug
+    rm -rf $out/etc $out/include $out/lib $out/libexec
+    rm -rf $out/share
   ''